Our Team

About

The Yoga Mandala is a fun and hip Teacher Training Academy where we specialize in Teacher Trainer Courses. A sanctuary from the pressures of everyday life, let us help you unwind, reflect and transform your mind, body and soul in tranquility. The Yoga Mandala has the right teachers with the right skills to get you to balance life’s greatest and biggest issues through the practice of asana, pranayama, dharana and dhyana.

Jessica has been practicing for 5 years and has never looked back since. Her severe scoliosis previously prevented her from even touching her toes, however it didn't take long before her curvature started to improve and soon enough she was able to do alot that she previously wasn't. Most importantly, the pain entirely subsided and her way of life has improved tremendously ☀ She loves having fun and is very, very animated. Very.

Nicole has been practicing yoga for 8 years. She begun the practice because of her bad back and discovered her love for teaching. She specializes in Pre and Post Natal Yoga, Mandarin Group Classes and Mandarin 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification Courses. May we just say... She has more than 3 children. Wow!

Alexis has been practicing yoga for the past 3 years. She was introduced to the practice through Jessica Sinclair (yes they are cousins, and joined at the hip) Since then she has discovered how Yoga helped settle her body's hormonal imbalance. Her class focuses a lot on alignment and core stability.

Sara Wee

A familiar face in the Singapore music industry for the past 12 years, Sara has recently been making waves in the fitness scene as well. After falling in love with HIIT cardio almost four years ago, she has gone on to become a Nike Training Club (NTC) trainer with Nike Singapore and a certified yoga instructor with Yoga Alliance and The Yoga Mandala. She loves teaching classes that are fun, unconventional and leave you almost drowning in your own pool of sweat.

Michelle Goh

Michelle, found out about Yoga through Sara Wee's Instagram and has been a practitioner of The Yoga Mandala since November 2014.

She attributes her dedication & commitment to yoga to a very dramatic first day of class where she was bitten by a stray dog on her way to class.

Michelle loves to volleyball, jogging and HIIT and occasionally runs marathons with her family for bonding. Yoga has helped her find work life balance, self-love and appreciation of quiet time. She decided to embark on teaching to share her passion & love in yoga.

Her class will focus on helping you to build strength and improve your flexibility. She loves to incorporate Yin yoga to increase flexibility as well as focus on core activation during the flow.

Marie Flores

Teaches: Prana Flow Wednesday 7:30pm

It all started in November 2012 when a friend invited her to join a free trial yoga class. Marie immediately said yes, thinking it could be a part of her new workout routine as she was trying to lose weight. Little did she know that yoga would soon turn into a lifestyle.

Prana Flow focuses on the breath control combined with fun yet (sometimes) challenging asana to help prana flow more freely. Building a solid foundation on arms, core and legs are a part of her flow to obtain more benefits, and to feel rejuvenated/relaxed, not to mention winding down into your evening!

Casey Baumgartner

Teaches: Power Up Yoga Thursday 6:30pm

Casey is originally from San Francisco and began bending, twisting, and inverting at a very early age, doing gymnastics for twelve years growing up and coaching it in college. Though he lost touch with the sport after college, his passion for body awareness, flexibility, and functional strength found a new home in Yoga when he was introduced to it in 2014. After moving to Singapore in 2015, he decided to take his practice to the next level and become a certified Instructor. Casey likes to mix things up by infusing gymnastics conditioning into his classes, so be prepared for classes that keep you moving and challenge your core.

Rachel Ng

Rachel has been running and playing rugby a lot before discovering yoga. She has been practicing yoga for 3 years and loves how much of a cardio workout it too can be. She also loves that the practice is always interesting and she can always find new ways to challenge her mind and body to achieve greater heights.

Jarratt Raj

Teaches: Yoga for Functional Performance & Movement Saturday 12pm

After injuring his shoulder doing sports and during a career as a regular in the army, Jarratt turned to yoga to aid with pain relief, injury prevention and fell in love with it. Being a certified crossfit instructor and passionate about movement, his classes are filled with functional movement patterns, animal locomotions and mobility drills.

Carol Zhao

Teaches:
Yin Yoga Workshop, Ayurveda Workshop, Food Therapy

Carol started her career in a yoga centre since 2013, and went on to Singapore in 2014 to pursue her dream to participate with The Yoga Mandala in their 200hr Yoga Teacher Training Certification Course. The course brought about major changes to her body and soul deeply. She is currently under training for 300hr Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Course (RYT300).

Charmaine Annabel Tan

Teaches: Vinyasa Saturday 11am

Charmaine found her love for yoga in 2011 when she was seeking an outlet to rejuvenate herself in the midst of a hectic lifestyle. After her first Vinyasa class, she was so fascinated by how the postures made her heart rate increase and revitalise her body more than ever. She never looked back eversince, and eventually took up Yoga Teacher Training so that she could share her experiences and benefits of yoga with her friends and loved ones.

Charmaine also enjoys attending Bodypump classes as a strength training to complement her love for arm balances. She loves teaching flow classes, coupled with arm balances and dynamic movements to awaken the body.

Su Xinhui

Teaches: Core Reboot Saturday 12pm

Core Reboot is a beginner/intermediate level class designed to awaken and reboot your core for strength and stability. Learn to revisit basic yoga postures with proper alignment and sweat it out on conditioning drills for strength, flexibility and endurance.

Intermediate practitioners can expect to work on techniques to prepare for funky arm balances and inversions. Classes end with rejuvenating stretches and everyone's favorite savasana!

Chai Kai Lin

Teaches:
Hatha Flow Monday 6:15pm Core Flow Wednesday 6:15pm

Kai Lin first tried yoga in 2013 as an escape from long stressful working hours. Being an avid volleyball player, she struggled with many injuries, especially her shoulder. She took up Yoga Teacher Training Course to deepen her own practice but soon found that yoga helped in gaining tremendous mobility and strength, eventually reliving the pain too with the knowledge of proper muscle engagement! Loving how yoga is such a balance between strength and flexibility (as well as body and mind), she is excited to share the love through her classes.

Hatha Flow focuses on linking breath with dynamic and mindful movements. The class will work on alignment, building strength as well as flexibility. Expect to walk out of class energized!

Core Flow is similar to Hatha Flow, with more concentration on core strength and stability.

Leo Heng

Leonard started dancing at the age of 6 and forged an instant connection with movement. Driven by this passion, he began as a competitive latin dancer and studied Ballet, Contemporary and Hip Hop dance in Secondary School to College for 8 years. He then turned to teaching dance at 15 and concurrently became a certified personal trainer. This knowledge in movement serves as the foundation of his teaching. Most recently completing his Acro and Ashtanga Yoga certification, Leonard understands that everyone has a different style of learning. With his witty and rambunctious style, he facilitates classes in a fashion that allows exploration with trust, connection and safety for all levels of experience.

Mario Toon

Teaches:
Mindful Yoga Tuesday 7:30pm

Naturally injury-prone, Mario started practicing yoga at The Yoga Mandala since December 2014 in hopes of rehabilitating a spinal injury he suffered almost a decade before that affected his way of life.

It wasn't before long before his condition drastically improved under the close guidance of the instructors, and eventually fell in love with yoga. He decided to take up the Yoga Teacher Training in hopes of helping others in need someday.

Now free of back pains, yoga has also helped Mario improve his mobility and strength, and stay relatively injury-free to enjoy contact sports like football which he plays regularly.

Mario's Mindful Yoga will help you increase your mental and body awareness by building a strong yoga foundation through a Hatha-style class and mindful breathing.

Liao Wan Ling

Teaches:
Yin Yoga Thursday 7:30pm

Wanling began her yoga journey through yoga youtbe channels and became a regular practitioner on her own. In 2016, she decided to take up her first Yoga Teacher Training to deepen her practice and has found herself improving tremendously in mobility, strength as well as way of thinking through the alignments from yoga.

Her classes are designed to create space for both mobility and calmness, leaving you rejuvenated after a passive practice.